Black Lives Matter and all cops are bastards...

Im a trans man, so I'm not the authority on this you think I am, but I do have thoughts from being active in the ace discourse community for a few years.

Personally I dont think ace exclusionism is inherently terf rhetoric, but I do think that being a hardcore exclusionist can lead to being a TERF, especially for cis ppl.

The entire concept of ace exclusionism is deciding that a group that is widely accepted in the larger LGBT+/queer community is actually just straight people wanting to be special. The community aspect relies heavily on invalidating people's personal experiences, making fun of people for identifying as this "fake LGBT" label, and acting as an authority on the group even without being part of that groups (or worse identifying as "technically I could use that label if I wanted but the community is too terrible for me to be that!") Theres a reason pretty much all TERFs are also exclusionists, and I've personally seen multiple people who changed their exclusionist blog to a radfem/gender critical blog.

This isnt to say every exclusionist is a TERF, or even on their way to becoming one. Theres plenty of transfem exclusionists as well who are trans positive. This is more to say that ace exclusion, like any exclusionary ideology, hinges on deciding the validity of that group as a member of the community that they share. When the community is also toxic and popularity is built on being a dick, it's not hard to see why a cis person who is less concerned about trans issues going down a rabbit hole or being convinced to care less about trans issues after following a more transphobic aphobe.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility, all!

I've not been on this blog for a whole, and it's because I've been busy, and also my phone broke and I forgot to redownload tumblr. An L, but whatever.

So a little catch up! I moved back to Arizona from my live in job in Texas. It was a welcome change but I wasn't too torn up when they decided to pit their kid in daycare. Unfortunately, this means I need to move !!! I cant keep living with my mom because she plans on moving somewhere I cant work, so when she moves (or hopefully before,, without getting into details it sucks here bro,,,), I move.

I'm trying to save up money so I can get a decent roommate situation*. Rent here with a roommate is about 500-1000 a month. Realistically I'm looking for 500-750, plus deposit, and I'm trying to take my dog with me so I'll need money for her food. I'm also going to need money for food, furniture, and literally everything else.

The move will be around August, so im trying to start saving as soon as possible to have the best safety net. This will be the first time I'm completely and fully venturing out by myself so i'm trying to put my best foot forward! If you want to throw a few bucks to your local trans man, here's my Cashapp! I do want to make it clear that while the need isnt dire it would be extremely beneficial. I dont want to misrepresent my situation but also this is very important. Thanks for reading all of that!

Cashapp: $Teags20

Thanks!!